The birth of my daughter was an unbelievably life changing event. One of the most life changing things about it is how my schedule changes based on when Zoe sleeps. It really boils down to this simple equation:

Z + S*X = P + F

Z= Zoe
S= Sleeping
X= Unknown amount of time
P= Parents
F= Free time

Who would have thought that math would play such an intricate role in parenting? Anyway, it’s funny. I find myself anxiouly awating Zoe to fall asleep like a sprinter on the starting line of a race. When she goes out, I’m like “OK, now what can I do, gotta use my time wisely, who knows how long it will last” Of course, in my classic ‘too lazy to breath’ style, I squander the time. Piss it away on TV, the computer, eating and general slothiness.

Then, when she wakes up and I havent gotten one damn thing done I needed to, I get mad and try to lul her back to sleep. I’ll try anything and I get somewhat frantic about it. I’ll tell Kris all my ideas to get her to sleep after she just woke up. Not appreciated. And the worst, you ready for this? When she wakes up, I want to sleep. Why? because I didn’t think to do it while she was sleeping.

Man, I am a dumbass. Gotta go, she waking up and I need to figure out how to get her back to sleep.

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